Z40101 Zinc vs. CC750S Brass
Z40101 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys classification, while CC750S brass belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Z40101 zinc and the bottom bar is CC750S brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 44 | |
| 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 35 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 130 | |
| 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
| 80 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 90 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 410 | |
| 860 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 400 | |
| 810 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 26 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
| 24 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 37 | |
| 26 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.6 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 56 | |
| 22 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 69 | |
| 30 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.7 | |
| 6.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.9 | |
| 9.3 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 44 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.2 | |
| 6.7 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.080 to 0.4 | |
| 62 to 67 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 99.542 to 99.92 | |
| 26.3 to 36 |